How come Conventional Wisdom is always preaching to us that our diets should be low in fat, but then tells us to increase the amount of MUFAS in our diet. Isn't this kinda contradi …

We all love eating saturated fat. Saturated fat is stable when heated and tastes great. Saturated fat is unfairly blamed for a lot of things. Kurt Harris eats a ton of saturated …

Hi guys! What's your intake of Coconut oil or butter during the day? Do you consume more MUFA or SFA sources?

I wonder if it's possible for one to live eating saturated fats only and denying all exogenic MUFAs and PUFAs? For example, following a diet with no olive oil, no vegetable oils, a …

I can't seem to find the fatty acid composition of bone marrow. Some sources claim it is low in saturated fat and higher in PUFA and MUFA, but they don't provide any references. Th …

Okay, okay. I realise that sat fats are not the demon people make it out to be. But it occured to me the other day, that we (or me at least) are adding alot of SFAs to the diet v …

I'm reading a lot about how food w nuts or nut butters are considered a treat on paleo... Curious as to why?? I know nuts are calorie dense.. But they do have a lot of fiber and ma …

Hi hackers, according to this study, oleic acid (a MUFA) is capable of reducing thyroid function. http://www.clinchem.org/content/33/10/1752.full.pdf Quote: Among the lipids …

I have been wanting to get my hands on some macadamia nut oil and avocado oil and I'm finally ready to. I searched online for a good 20 minutes and did not find anything in particl …

Okay, I know that PUFA is more readily oxidized than MUFA, and MUFA more so than SFA. SFA is revered because it is stable (i.e. less prone to oxidation). IN my mind, this just mea …

I've been trying to narrow down which supplements actually help me, and which are just a waste of money, and next on my list is Fish Oil. The fat in my diet, which is maybe ~60% of …

Olive Oil how much do you consume? What do you have it on?

Because of how different fats do different things in our bodies, is there any health reason not to mix different types of fats in a single meal (saturated + PUFA to be specific?) S …

As a result of cowpooling a grass-fed animal, I've been reading a lot about conjugated linoleic acid. However, I'm confused about whether CLA is a saturated, monounsaturated, or po …

Mono-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) have been pushed by dieticians for cardiovascular benefits as well as weight loss. The conventional approach is to replace saturated fatty acids …